Manage Appeals
Petition Type: New
ID: 13317
Submitted: June 10, 2025 at 8:59:20 PM
First Name: Amy
Last Name: Owen
Pronoun: She/Her
Preferred Name: Amy
Student Number: 20196872
Email: 19aeo3@queensu.ca
Degree Program: Bachelor Of Arts
Plan: HIST
Level of Study: 4
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Waive the requirement to withdraw for one year
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: Dear Members of the Academic Appeals Committee,
I am writing to respectfully appeal the decision requiring me to withdraw from my program for one year. I understand that you have reduced it from three years to one year, and I am thankful for the accommodations already laid out by the committee.
Regarding my programming at Queen’s, I have tried my best to pass the classes required for me to graduate. I have passed all the required needs to graduate except for the GPA, which as of this moment is at 1.190. This year has been more challenging than most; my chronic illness, which I have managed throughout my academic career, significantly worsened. In addition, I received a new medical diagnosis that required intensive treatment and adjustment, further affecting my physical and mental capacity to engage fully with my coursework.
Simultaneously, I endured the loss of a close family member and was unable to travel home to go to the funeral.
Additionally, during the academic year, the Teaching Assistant strike disrupted access to timely support, feedback, and grading in several of my courses. The back and forth between the teachers and students of the classes I was in left us scrambling for support and feedback for other assignments. Despite these setbacks, I have tried my best to remain on top of my studies the best I can. I believe that if granted the opportunity to remain in my program, I can succeed with appropriate academic accommodations and support, especially now that I am actively managing my medical conditions and receiving the necessary care.
I am asking the committee to reconsider the required withdrawal and instead allow me to continue my studies with academic support or probationary standing. I am submitting what documentation I have currently, with further documentation being submitted on June 16 as I wait to hear back from some of my medical professionals.
Thank you for your consideration and time.
Amy Owen
I am writing to respectfully appeal the decision requiring me to withdraw from my program for one year. I understand that you have reduced it from three years to one year, and I am thankful for the accommodations already laid out by the committee.
Regarding my programming at Queen’s, I have tried my best to pass the classes required for me to graduate. I have passed all the required needs to graduate except for the GPA, which as of this moment is at 1.190. This year has been more challenging than most; my chronic illness, which I have managed throughout my academic career, significantly worsened. In addition, I received a new medical diagnosis that required intensive treatment and adjustment, further affecting my physical and mental capacity to engage fully with my coursework.
Simultaneously, I endured the loss of a close family member and was unable to travel home to go to the funeral.
Additionally, during the academic year, the Teaching Assistant strike disrupted access to timely support, feedback, and grading in several of my courses. The back and forth between the teachers and students of the classes I was in left us scrambling for support and feedback for other assignments. Despite these setbacks, I have tried my best to remain on top of my studies the best I can. I believe that if granted the opportunity to remain in my program, I can succeed with appropriate academic accommodations and support, especially now that I am actively managing my medical conditions and receiving the necessary care.
I am asking the committee to reconsider the required withdrawal and instead allow me to continue my studies with academic support or probationary standing. I am submitting what documentation I have currently, with further documentation being submitted on June 16 as I wait to hear back from some of my medical professionals.
Thank you for your consideration and time.
Amy Owen
Academic Plan
Academic Plan: Given all I have expanded over the past few years, and especially this year, I have worked hard to complete an academic plan that allows me to try and meet my goals with what support and management I have access to.
With my health issues, I am currently seeking and receiving the correct treatment from professionals who are experienced in what I have going on, with this is a structured plan of what steps to take to assist in managing what is going on, as well as follow-up appointments regularly. I am meeting with a new therapist who specializes in the issues I am experiencing, so that my mental needs are supported as well.
My academic plan is to take a reduced course load so that I can try and put more effort into passing the classes without overworking my body. In addition to that, the classes I am looking to take are ones that I have withered failed or gotten a low mark in, this is on the advice of my academic advisor as they said it was a fast way to bring up my GPA. In addition to all ofthatt I am planning on taking more advantage of the services offered to Queen’s Students, such as tutoring sessions, career advisement and other such supports. Using my accommodations that are on file with QSAS will allow me to try and support myself and advocate for my own needs.
Thank you for your consideration and time.
With my health issues, I am currently seeking and receiving the correct treatment from professionals who are experienced in what I have going on, with this is a structured plan of what steps to take to assist in managing what is going on, as well as follow-up appointments regularly. I am meeting with a new therapist who specializes in the issues I am experiencing, so that my mental needs are supported as well.
My academic plan is to take a reduced course load so that I can try and put more effort into passing the classes without overworking my body. In addition to that, the classes I am looking to take are ones that I have withered failed or gotten a low mark in, this is on the advice of my academic advisor as they said it was a fast way to bring up my GPA. In addition to all ofthatt I am planning on taking more advantage of the services offered to Queen’s Students, such as tutoring sessions, career advisement and other such supports. Using my accommodations that are on file with QSAS will allow me to try and support myself and advocate for my own needs.
Thank you for your consideration and time.
Documentation
Professional Letter: Amy Owen DOctor.pdf
Document: Amy Owen Physio.pdf
Document: Amy Owen Appeal File Medical.pdf